Category: Institutional

Acquisition
March 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IHS Markit to merge with S&P Global

Lance Uggla, Chairman and CEO of IHS Markit commented: We are delighted by the overwhelming shareholder support of this strategic merger. We remain focused on bringing together two great companies for the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders. The proposed agreement mandates that each share of IHS Markit common stock will be exchanged for…

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Naga Group appoints Pawel Cichowski as Head of Dealing
March 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

NAGA obtains $30 million funding from Yorkville Advisors

As previously mentioned, the funding agreement occurred just as NAGA was experiencing a rapid increase in demand spanning all of its business metrics. In February 2021, the broker reported a total trading volume of around $20 billion and passed a milestone of 1 million monthly transactions. On top of this, 37,000 new trading accounts were…

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Refinitiv
March 03, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Refinitiv and MarketsMojo pair up to expand global reach

Gautam Verma, Head of South Asia, Data & Analytics at LSEG, said: With the disruption in stock markets due to technology, increased competition and higher customer expectations, the complexity of the global market advisory business keeps growing. Refinitiv is always looking to deliver more value to our clients, therefore we’re delighted to partner with MarketsMojo…

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Acquisition
March 02, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

StoneX acquires a minority stake in Tigress Financial Partners

Founded in 2011 by Wall Street veteran Cynthia DiBartolo, Esq., Tigress Financial Partners LLC, the company is diversity SEC/FINRA registered full-service broker dealer providing services in capital markets underwriting, investment banking, equity research, global debt and equity securities sales and trading, and investor services including global wealth management and asset management. Cynthia DiBartolo, CEO of…

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OANDA
March 02, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

OANDA partners with TradingView in UK and Europe

Pierce Crosby, General Manager with TradingView, continued: At TradingView we strive to give our global community of traders what they need - build the best and complete tools, encourage sharing of trading ideas, connect data from around the world, and let them trade through brokers they want. We're delighted to be extending our partnership with…

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Eurex
March 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Eurex teams up with global index provider FTSE Russell to expand Total Return Futures

Michael Peters, CEO of Eurex: Increased margin pressure, capital requirements and demand for electronic execution are moving OTC segments into futurized listed derivatives. Our innovative TRF offering provides great benefits to address these topics. We are pleased to partner with FTSE Russell to further expand this novel area in particular. Waqas Samad, CEO FTSE Russell,…

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March 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATFX expands business with new tier 1 Prime Broker partnership

FX and CFD broker with international presence, ATFX changed into institutional broker in 2019 with the launch of its Multi-Access professional trading platform, ATFX Connect. The platform is an automated trading venue that delivers customized liquidity solutions to financial institutions including Hedge Funds, Asset Managers and Private Banks. The broker has continued developing their institutional…

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